Tenacious D

have to respect the organization--they always seem relevant.

I was kind of being tongue-in-cheek. More of a commentary on the state of young pitcher's health, or at least the Tigers.

this. if we're going to suck, I'd rather see guys struggling who could be part of our future.

Skubal's trade value should be higher because he's already had his TJ surgery, which now seems inevitable for all young pitchers these days. I'd be OK with trading him, if we can get an impact bat or two. However, as we know with Tork, and other can't-miss bats like Kellenic and Hiura (to name a few), nothing is guaranteed. Obviously having some ML success would be a huge plus. I know this sounds crazy to say given all of the health issues we have with pitching, but if you can assume that most will be able to recover, it's still the area of strength for the organization. Hopefully Turnbull and Manning are back next season, Eduardo returns and Mize comes back in 2024. Plenty of wild cards, like Faedo and Brieske, maybe even G. Hill. And others on the way--Madden, Flores, Smith and Hurter. Maybe Olsen, who I'm not as high on as others seem to be, but clearly has some potential. Some of these guys won't pan out or end up in the pen, but we do have both quality and quantity. I've already managed my expectations for 2023--it won't be a great year, but hopefully more positive with player development. .500 would be a realistic goal.

Is this the current rotation? Skubal Hutchinson Hill Alexander (assuming) Who else is healthy? Are we going to have to call up Elvin Rodriguez? this rotation might only be able to win 10-15 games the rest of the season. And all bets are off if Skubal is traded without another pitcher coming back in return. currently injured: Mize, Manning, Turnbull, Pineda, R. Garcia, Brieske. MIA—Eduardo

Jacob Barnes back again, too. Stocking up for a reliever fire sale.

Think Milwaukee might be interested again?

Is Bevacqua in the lineup?

Based on scouting reports, he shouldn’t be so upset about his gloves.

Gracias. I missed that.

Donde esta Tanner Kohlhepp (‘21 draftee)?

In fairness, it’s not a full season yet, so the comparisons shouldn’t matter. That doesn’t take anything away from what he’s doing, though.

My mistake-Hurter had 10 starts in Lakeland before getting promoted to WM.

Do you think he’s too old/advanced to be pitching in High A? I didn’t, considering this was his first professional experience. I guess we’ll see when he moves to Erie, either this season or next.

I’m not, but I do think he’s flawed. I actually see a lot of similarities with Jake Rogers (strong arm, solid defense, HR potential, high K rate). Neither look like a sure thing, so nice to have options at C

I really want to see Barnhart, Grossman and Candelario just go away. And I don’t think I’d wait for the offseason to do it. This type of ongoing sloppy play and poor performance requires making changes. Would we be worse off with Garneau, Cameron, Hill and Clemens getting those AB’s? Perhaps, but at least most of those guys should be evaluated. They might have a future in the organization.

The one catcher in the system who looks like he can hit is Josh Crouch. No idea around his defensive skills, but looks like he could move up to Erie if Dingler gets called up to Toledo.

Wenceel, who has come up in discussion a few times today, is hitting better in Erie than he did in WM (his OPS is 50 points higher, though in half the AB’s). Need to emphasize that he’s only 22.

A couple of performers from tonight: Our 7th round pick from last year. Like all or most of the pitchers drafted, he didn’t see any game action in 2021. Assigned to High A, his numbers look excellent—he doesn’t get discussed much, but hopefully we have another Brieske on our hands. And he’s a lefty.

Doesn’t help us for this season, but I suspect Keith will move to 3B at Erie next year. With Jung and Graham now in the pipeline, along with Wenceel, it allows them to move him to 3B to expedite his path to the majors.

I don’t agree that Jeimer is on the squad next season. I think if Kreidler stays healthy, he gets called up to play 3B in September. They’ll non-tender Candelario, IMO

Baddoo with a little bit of redemption—gave up two runs, but saved one.

Bullpen completely let down by Candy and Baddoo.

In truth, AJ and Al should never have shared or hinted at any issues along the way. To what end did that serve?

Tough as nails